The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[Metro]

Well it's not exactly like F2P has been a mystery until Valve unlocked it.

Nor did I imply as much. Just saying that's the direction they've been heading in ever since they pretty much abandoned the single player genre and spent most of their time polishing/microtransactionatizing TF2.

 

[Morgoth]

HL2: Episode 3 concept art leaked?

 

[Havoc]

False. Valve can't count to three. 1, 2, 4 ...

 

[Menckenstein]

Hiring a Greek dude for economic advice, what could go wrong?

Half Life: Economics

Chapter one: Dodging the taxes
Chapter two: Unintended consequences
Chapter three two episode one: On a bailout
Chapter four two episode two: Bankruptcy

 

[DraQ]

False. Valve can't count to three. 1, 2, 4 ...

Gaben is like King Arthur.

 

[attackfighter]

Meet the Pyro has come out. Not worth new thread, so I figure I'll just post it here:



Finally the Meet the Team videos have come to an end. All in all the people responsible for them did a good job. Some of the early ones were pretty amateurish and campy, but the last three (pyro, medic and spy) were great.

 

[Oriebam]

spy was one of the first, no?

 

[hiver]

HL2: Episode 3 concept art leaked?

Thats not Alyx and thats not Gordon.
Those look like completely new characters and the female even has a name tag "Eli" in one of the pics.

 

[Menckenstein]

They're waiting for you Gaben... in the Snack Chamber.

 

[Rhalle]

Half-Life 2 Episode 3 concept art? Or hoax?

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/half-life-2-episode-two/1225237p1.html

Edit: Can't tell what this is, exactly. Looks like a forum about Valve (Valvetime.net) got sent some concept art c. 2008 by someone at Valve.

Oh, it's the old Halflife2.net site, and a Vavlie leaked them some old artwork. Back to waiting. Sorry. :/

 

[Morgoth]

HL2: Episode 3 concept art leaked?

Thats not Alyx and thats not Gordon.
Those look like completely new characters and the female even has a name tag "Eli" in one of the pics.

Eli was Alyx' father, so she's wearing his jacket.

Yes, it's Alyx. Maybe they just decided to gove her a slightly new look. Nothing new these days.

 

[sea]

Oh Valve, you and your vaguely ethnic nerd bait female supporting characters.

 

[hiver]

Its not Alyx, its a white - caucasian - "russian" looking girl. And thats not Freeman either. Get over it.

Oh Valve, you and your vaguely ethnic nerd bait female supporting characters.

Its better than anything other devs on that level put out.
Not only in looks but in characterization too.

 

[Morgoth]

Oh Valve, you and your vaguely ethnic nerd bait female supporting characters.

They're pro's man. They know how to bait all these virgins. It works.

 

[Morgoth]

Its not Alyx, its a white - caucasian - "russian" looking girl. And thats not Freeman either. Get over it.

She's not caucasian. She has slightly negro features. It is Alyx.

Hiver cannot into ethnology.

 

[Spectacle]

Why would Valve work on Half-Life when designing hats for TF2 gives them so much more money for less effort? There will never be another Half-Life game, just face it.

 

[Morgoth]

Already posted that you stupid cunt.

 

[hiver]

Those are not negro features blindman.
Caucasian - Slavic with a touch of arabic or middle asian tones, maybe.

 

[Morgoth]

It's okay hiver. Croats don't see many negroes in ther lives, so they can't know better.

Don't worry, this is gonna change soon once you're EU member.

 

[Morgoth]

That's her father btw. Have you even played the games?

 

[hiver]

Yes, idiot, thats her father. Yet Alyx isnt completely black. So... dumbass... youre looking at Alyx mom there in that drawing.


-Thats why there is "Eli" on her jacket. THATS why Alyx has similar hairdo (but clearly different hair) - and thats why she dresses similarly and THATS WHY THEY LOOK ALIKE - while Alyx has negro features while her MOM does not!

 

[Morgoth]

So... dumbass... youre looking at Alyx mom there in that drawing.

Holy fuck you're a stupid cunt.

Now it's her Mom. How old was she when she birthed her daugher....7?

Just keep silent before this is getting too embarrasing for you.

 

[Morgoth]

Hiver: "Negro father and negro mother = Slavic-Arabian caucasian daughter"

Holy fuck hiver.

 

[hiver]

Stupid kwanzian talking to me about ethnicity...
Embarrassing for me? Right.

What the hell do you think with "how old was she when she birthed her daughter"?
Are you a complete imbecile?
This is an illustration of a character. Not an in game model you fucking retard. It doesnt mean she would be exactly like this in the time frame where we saw Alyx and Gordon either. At least not naturally.

from wiki:

Alyx is the daughter of Dr. Eli Vance. Her mother, Azian Vance, who is of Asian descent, can be seen in a family photograph appearing in the games but died during the Black Mesa incident.

Black mesa incident was a completely unnatural thing. Made all those funny portals to other universes and stuff?
Possibilities...possibilities...

But no, the Valve just decided to change the visual look of one of its main characters for no fucking reason at all. Just so some imbecile calling himself Morgoth could say "Waaa!! They changed how Alyx looks!"

Thats not Alyx you moron! Look at the fucking pictures and compare!
Its either her mom or some other completely new character.

 

[Morgoth]

It is Alyx you fucking moron. Doesn't make any sense to put Alyx' mother into the game, as you said.

Because you know why? She's dead.